"And because I was born in Arkansas, which is part of the Louisiana Purchase, any person anywhere in the world that was born in a place that ever was part of the French empire, if you move to -- if you live in France for six months and speak French, you can run for president."

I like him as a likeable, American statesman. Despite perceptions here with some he has credibility and respect in the world community. He's a great communicator and has an endearing thing going on. In my opinion he's a cool mofo.

rudemix:I like him as a likeable, American statesman. Despite perceptions here with some he has credibility and respect in the world community. He's a great communicator and has an endearing thing going on. In my opinion he's a cool mofo.

He does have that everyman quality that most farkers can relate to: a strong desire to bed unattractive fat girls.

max_pooper:rudemix: I like him as a likeable, American statesman. Despite perceptions here with some he has credibility and respect in the world community. He's a great communicator and has an endearing thing going on. In my opinion he's a cool mofo.

He does have that everyman quality that most farkers can relate to: a strong desire to bed unattractive fat girls.

Fark that. I only want to bed good-looking fat girls. I have standards.

Cleveland only served two terms. Non-consecutive terms could still happen. The 22nd amendment only limits you to being elected more than twice.

If Clinton ran again, he'd have been elected three times (1992, 1996, and whenever he tried again).

I'm not clear--does the 22d Amd. prohibit only consecutive third terms? Or does it allow non-consecutive terms?

It straight up says you can not be elected to more than two terms or one term if you were president for more than two years during a term in which somebody else was elected.

The maximum a person can be president is one day under ten years. Said person would have to be vice president in which the president dies, resigns or is removed from office on the 1st day of his third year and then said person would go on to win two more elections.

There is some debate on whether a two term ex-president could run for and be elected vice president.

Cleveland only served two terms. Non-consecutive terms could still happen. The 22nd amendment only limits you to being elected more than twice.

If Clinton ran again, he'd have been elected three times (1992, 1996, and whenever he tried again).

I'm not clear--does the 22d Amd. prohibit only consecutive third terms? Or does it allow non-consecutive terms?

The Twenty-Second Amendment:

No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.

You cannot being elected President more than once. Clinton has been elected twice, so he's done.

The Amendment says nothing about consecutive terms, so if Obama were to lose, he could still run again in 2016 because he was only elected once.

Cleveland only served two terms. Non-consecutive terms could still happen. The 22nd amendment only limits you to being elected more than twice.

If Clinton ran again, he'd have been elected three times (1992, 1996, and whenever he tried again).

I'm not clear--does the 22d Amd. prohibit only consecutive third terms? Or does it allow non-consecutive terms?

It straight up says you can not be elected to more than two terms or one term if you were president for more than two years during a term in which somebody else was elected.

The maximum a person can be president is one day under ten years. Said person would have to be vice president in which the president dies, resigns or is removed from office on the 1st day of his third year and then said person would go on to win two more elections.

There is some debate on whether a two term ex-president could run for and be elected vice president.

If it went to the Supreme Court, it would come down to how literal the Court wants to be.

Whatever the legislative intent was, the Amendment specifically says "elected," saying nothing about succession. So the court could either go with what they believe the legislative intent was, say that the amendment says nothing about an ex-president becoming president through succession.

I only speak broken Spanish and Cherokee, & well to be honest engrish.

/although my mother was an English teacher and I speak the language as well as it suits my needs.//maybe I could do the same with French with a little work///and become the French Ron Paul////rail against French government while being president for decades

Bill needs a more visible role. How 'bout the Supreme Court? Assuming Roberts has a heart attack when he learns of him being named Associate Justice, he could potentially be Chief Justice.Think of Scalia's face.So many heads would explode.

max_pooper:rudemix: I like him as a likeable, American statesman. Despite perceptions here with some he has credibility and respect in the world community. He's a great communicator and has an endearing thing going on. In my opinion he's a cool mofo.

He does have that everyman quality that most farkers can relate to: a strong desire to bed unattractive fat girls.

"However, I once polled very well in a French presidential race. And I said, you know, this is great, but that's the best I'd ever do because once they heard my broken French with a Southern accent, I would drop into single digits within a week and I'd be toast."

TsarTom:Bill needs a more visible role. How 'bout the Supreme Court? Assuming Roberts has a heart attack when he learns of him being named Associate Justice, he could potentially be Chief Justice.Think of Scalia's face.So many heads would explode.

Which I think would be a first. I don't think any former president has even been a Supreme Court justice, much less Chief Justice.

wjmorris3:TsarTom: Bill needs a more visible role. How 'bout the Supreme Court? Assuming Roberts has a heart attack when he learns of him being named Associate Justice, he could potentially be Chief Justice.Think of Scalia's face.So many heads would explode.

Which I think would be a first. I don't think any former president has even been a Supreme Court justice, much less Chief Justice.

TsarTom:"And because I was born in Arkansas, which is part of the Louisiana Purchase, any person anywhere in the world that was born in a place that ever was part of the French empire, if you move to -- if you live in France for six months and speak French, you can run for president."

If this is true, I got a shot too.cool.

Apparently it's easier then that, all you have to be in a French citizen which, if you don't have an French parents, means you have to have lived in France for 5 years, have good moral standing (no serious criminal background) and past a test that proves you've integrated into French society. So basically you don't have to born in France or have French parents as far as I can tell to be president. if you are from Britain, Australia or America you don't even have to give up your citizenship there since they allow dual nationality.

Insistently you only need to be 18yo to be President of France, so giving the above if you where born in the US, then move to France at 18, you could file for dual citizenship, become president of France at the age of 25 (citizen process in France can take 2 years), serve to your 30 (they have 5yr terms), move back to the US permanently and run for Present here when you reach the age of 44.

Russ Feingold's Brass Balls:wjmorris3: TsarTom: Bill needs a more visible role. How 'bout the Supreme Court? Assuming Roberts has a heart attack when he learns of him being named Associate Justice, he could potentially be Chief Justice.Think of Scalia's face.So many heads would explode.

Which I think would be a first. I don't think any former president has even been a Supreme Court justice, much less Chief Justice.

You talkin' bout Taft, mothafarka!

and Gov of the Philippines, and US Sol General, and from the bathtube issue lost 80 lbs after he left office.

rudemix:I like him as a likeable, American statesman. Despite perceptions here with some he has credibility and respect in the world community. He's a great communicator and has an endearing thing going on. In my opinion he's a cool mofo.

my only problem with President Clinton is the harpie shrew biatch he's married to. other than that I say put him back on the throne.

Actually Mr. Clinton was wrong in suggesting he could only be the leader in 2 countries. He could run for Prime Minister in Canada if he obtained citizenship. I assume this would hold true for most if not all Commonwealth states but I am too lazy to look it up.

The Thoroughbred of Sin:Actually Mr. Clinton was wrong in suggesting he could only be the leader in 2 countries. He could run for Prime Minister in Canada if he obtained citizenship. I assume this would hold true for most if not all Commonwealth states but I am too lazy to look it up.

/he would have my vote//damn Creepy McSweatervest

I was thinking the same thing. Canada is a real country, not just the 51st state, I swear! Maybe he didn't count us because it would take longer to become eligible than in France and he'd still have to be able to speak French?